Restoration Vocab

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Deference

honorable submission and respect

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Eminent

high in station, rank, or repute; prominent; distinguished

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3

Enumerate

mention one by one

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Faction

a small, organized, dissenting group within a larger one, especially in politics

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Fastidious

very attentive to and concerned about accuracy and detail

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Foment

to instigate or foster discord or rebellion; promote the development of an undesirable course of action

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Importune

ask someone pressingly and persistently for or to do something

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8

Ligature

a thing used for binding or typing up

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Papist

a Roman Catholic

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Parsimony

extreme or excessive economy or frugality; stinginess

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Pernicious

having a harmful effect, especially in a gradual or subtle way

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12

Raiment

clothing; apparel; attire

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13

Repine

feel or express discontent; fret

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Retinue

a group of advisers, assistants, or others accompanying an important person

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Rogue

a dishonest or unprincipled man; scoundrel

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Rudiment

undeveloped or imperfect form of something

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17

Salable

fit or able to be sold

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Satire

the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices

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Scrupulous

diligent, thorough, and extremely attentive to details

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Vindicate

to clear, as from an accusation, imputation, suspicion, or the like

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